Family_Medicine_Lecture_Presentation.pptx

MCQs cover key family medicine principles: continuous, comprehensive, patient-centered care. They test prevention levels, holistic management, and coordination. Tools like SOAP and screenings (e.g., cervical cancer) are highlighted.

1. Family Medicine Lecture Summary Comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated care for all ages.

2. Definition & Scope Family medicine provides comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated healthcare for individuals and families of all ages. It integrates biological, psychological, and social aspects of health, focusing on the person rather than a specific disease or organ.

3. Core Principles • Continuity of care • Comprehensive services • Coordination of care • Patient-centered approach • Family and community orientation • Health promotion and disease prevention

4. Levels of Prevention • Primordial – Preventing emergence of risk factors • Primary – Preventing disease onset • Secondary – Early detection and screening • Tertiary – Reducing complications • Quaternary – Avoiding unnecessary medical interventions

5. Role of Family Physician Family physicians act as advocates, educators, and health promoters. They build long-term relationships with patients, manage chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension, and provide preventive, curative, rehabilitative, and palliative care.

6. Summary Family medicine is the cornerstone of primary care. It offers holistic, evidence-based, and person-centered services to individuals and families across all stages of life, bridging clinical medicine with public health for better community wellbeing.